Electronic component sourcing user interface

A method of generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the method comprising:

• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points;
• displaying an offer list, each item of the offer list corresponding to one of the plurality of data points;
• and
• positioning an indicator with respect to one of the items of the offer list in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points.

A system for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the system comprising:

• a server in communication with a user device;
• and
• a program storage medium on which are stored instructions executable by the server to perform operations for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the graphical user interface accessible by the user device via a web browser or mobile application of the user device, the operations including:
• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points
• displaying an offer list, each item of the offer list corresponding to one of the plurality of data points;
• and
• positioning an indicator with respect to one of the items of the offer list in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points.

A non-transitory program storage medium on which are stored instructions executable by a processor to perform operations for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the operations comprising:

• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points;
• and
• displaying an offer list, each item of the offer list corresponding to one of the plurality of data points;
• wherein each item of the offer list includes a display of any price breaks associated with the corresponding offer;
• wherein each item of the offer list includes a purchase order quantity input field and a display of a subtotal that is calculated in response to a quantity entered by a user in the purchase order quantity input field, the calculation of the subtotal taking into account any price breaks associated with the corresponding offer;
• wherein each item of the offer list includes a display of a minimum order quantity and a minimum packaging quantity associated with the corresponding offer, and the purchase order quantity input field prevents entry of a quantity that violates the minimum order quantity or the minimum packaging quantity.

A system for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the system comprising:

• a server in communication with a user device;
• and
• a program storage medium on which are stored instructions executable by the server to perform operations for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the graphical user interface accessible by the user device via a web browser or mobile application of the user device, the operations including:
• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points;
• and
• displaying an offer list, each item of the offer list includes a purchase order quantity input field and corresponds to one of the plurality of data points;
• wherein each item of the offer list includes a display of a minimum order quantity and a minimum packaging quantity associated with the corresponding offer, and the purchase order quantity input field prevents entry of a quantity that violates the minimum order quantity or the minimum packaging quantity.

A method of generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the method comprising:

• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points;
• displaying an offer list, each item of the offer list includes a purchase order quantity input field and corresponds to one of the plurality of data points;
• wherein each item of the offer list includes a display of a minimum order quantity and a minimum packaging quantity associated with the corresponding offer, and the purchase order quantity input field prevents entry of a quantity that violates the minimum order quantity or the minimum packaging quantity.

A non-transitory program storage medium medium on which are stored instructions executable by a processor to perform operations for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the operations comprising:

• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• and
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points;
• wherein each of the plurality of data points is a different color, and the purchase order panel includes an element whose color changes to match the color of the data point corresponding to the selected offer.

A system for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the system comprising:

• a server in communication with a user device;
• and
• a program storage medium on which are stored instructions executable by the server to perform operations for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the graphical user interface accessible by the user device via a web browser or mobile application of the user device, the operations including:
• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points;
• wherein each of the plurality of data points is a different color, and the purchase order panel includes an element whose color changes to match the color of the data point corresponding to the selected offer.

A method of generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the method comprising:

• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points;
• wherein each of the plurality of data points is a different color, and the purchase order panel includes an element whose color changes to match the color of the data point corresponding to the selected offer.

A system for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the system comprising:

• a server in communication with a user device;
• and
• a program storage medium on which are stored instructions executable by the server to perform operations for generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the graphical user interface accessible by the user device via a web browser or mobile application of the user device, the operations including:
• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data point;
• wherein the purchase order panel includes a display of a minimum order quantity and a minimum packaging quantity associated with the selected offer, and a purchase order quantity input field of the selected offer prevents entry of a quantity that violates the minimum order quantity or the minimum packaging quantity.

A method of generating a graphical user interface for electronic component sourcing, the method comprising:

• displaying a first axis marked in units of price;
• displaying a second axis marked in units of time, the second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• plotting a plurality of data points with respect to the first axis and the second axis, each of the plurality of data points corresponding to an offer to sell the electronic component and defining an ordered pair having a first value, plotted along the first axis, representative of a unit price of the electronic component and a second value, plotted along the second axis, representative of a lead time associated with purchasing the electronic component;
• displaying a purchase order panel, adjacent to the first and second axes, by which a user of the graphical user interface may initiate a purchase of the electronic component according to a selected offer;
• populating the purchase order panel with the unit price of the electronic component according to the selected offer in response to a user interaction with a corresponding one of the data points;
• wherein the purchase order panel further includes a display of a minimum order quantity and a minimum packaging quantity associated with the selected offer, and a purchase order quantity input field of the selected offer prevents entry of a quantity that violates the minimum order quantity or the minimum packaging quantity.