System and methods of online commerce for the efficient supply of parts or the like
Assigneeparts.com
InventorsShawn D. Lucas, Scott A. Anderson
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Abstract
A business-to-business cost-effective part supply e-commerce solution for maximizing the efficiency of online commerce. A web-centric system and methods having a logistics and fulfillment model to offer users direct and collaborative purchasing having reduced processing costs. Parts and accessories are delivered to dealerships, garages, collision repair facilities and transportation fleets within hours or on an as-needed basis. Information is provided to dramatically reduce the time needed to make decisions and quickly adapt to market trends. Parts availability is instantly known and delivery time is made based upon the desires of the purchaser.
Claims12
A method of enabling electronic commerce over a network to provide a single source of parts, the method comprising the steps of:
- using a first processing system to maintain an order processing unit corresponding to a parts supply source and authorized users for a business of providing parts, the order processing unit for receiving and processing orders for said business;
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- receiving a signal for invoking the order processing unit from a remote processing system via a network, the signal having been transmitted from the remote processing system in response to a selection of a hypermedia link;
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- using the first processing system to operate the order processing unit in response to the signal.
A processing system for providing a single source for the supply of parts comprising:
- means for maintaining an order processing unit corresponding to a single source supplier of parts, the order processing unit for receiving and processing orders for said single source supplier of parts;
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- means for receiving a signal for invoking the order processing unit from a remote processing system via a network, the signal having been transmitted from the remote processing system in response to a selection of a hypermedia link;
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- means for invoking the order processing unit in response to the signal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.