Document exchange
AssigneeAmphire Solutions, Inc.
InventorStephen Schleicher
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Abstract
In an e-commerce context, a method and system are provided for exchanging documents in transactions between partners. The partners are joined in an exchange network and are communicating with each other via a hub entity. The documents are transformed from one partner's native format to another partner's native format via an interim standard document to which a common process is applied. The common process applies partner-specific rules to the standard document.
Claims1
A method for exchanging documents in transactions between partners that are joined in an exchange network, the partners communicating with each other via a hub entity, the method comprising:
- setting up an agreement associated with each document type for each partner that joins the exchange network;
- placing in a file receive location a document from a first partner, the file receive location being password protected such that only a partner that provides a correct identity with any document it sends may place that document at the file receive location;
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- performing steps, by the hub entity, including,
- retrieving the document from the file receive location,
- validating the document against its respective agreement,
- mapping the document into a standard document the format of which being partner system platform neutral,
- assigning a key to the document for future references,
- processing the document based on the agreement, the process including applying rules of the hub entity and rules of the first partner.
- mapping the processed document from the standard format into an altered document the format of which is associated with a second partner and sending the altered document to the second partner based on the corresponding agreement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.