System for purchasing, managing, and monitoring sophisticated office equipment
OwnerRodney Davis, Ethan Davis +1inventors
InventorsRodney Davis, Ethan Davis, Hannah Recla
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Abstract
This invention teaches a system and method for managing and monitoring the purchase and maintenance of sophisticated office equipment. In the preferred embodiment, consumers, vendors, and administrators are software linked, preferably by an internet, such that the administrator can interface between the consumer and vendor to assist the consumer in reviewing available equipment from multiple vendors prior to the sale. After the sale, the administrator provides an interface between the consumer and vendors to monitor the equipment and manage vendor performance on behalf of the client.
Claims46
A method for managing sophisticated office machines in an environment having consumers and vendors comprising the steps of:
- associating a needs analyzer with the environment,
- associating a vendor quote requester with the environment,
- wherein the needs analyzer is software coupled to the vendor quote requester, the needs analyzer determines a list of needs of a consumer, and the vendor quote requester prepares input screens reflecting the list of needs.
A system for managing sophisticated office machines in an environment having consumers and vendors comprising:
- a needs analyzer,
- a vendor quote requester,
- wherein the needs analyzer is software coupled to the vendor quote requester, the needs analyzer determines a list of needs of a consumer, and the vendor quote requester prepares input screens reflecting the list of needs.
A method for managing sophisticated office machines in an environment comprising the steps of:
- associating a consumer access point with the environment,
- associating an administrator access point with the environment,
- associating a vendor access point with the environment,
- wherein the administrator manages the vendor on behalf of the consumer.
A system for managing sophisticated office machines in an environment comprising:
- a consumer access point,
- an administrator access point,
- a vendor access point,
- wherein the administrator manages the vendor on behalf of the consumer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.