Automated data management system
AssigneeGlobal Marketing Partners, Inc.
InventorsPaige Esfandiari, Tony Esfandiari, Peter Messbauer
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Abstract
An automated data management system that includes a database that receives and stores data related to multiple products and services sold by resellers and distributors. The database contains current and historic sales data that is cross-referenced by product identifier, reseller, and distributor. The data management system also includes a user interface that permits a user to access the data management system and generate reports that summarize and display the sales data in selected formats. A method of implementing and operating such a data management system is also disclosed.
Claims20
A data management system comprising:
- a database containing vendor-specific time-relative sales data categorized and cross-referenced by parameters of product, distributor, and reseller;
- and
- a user interface that permits a user to generate reports based upon the time-relative sales data based upon predetermined time intervals, over a predetermined time period, further based upon any combination of the parameters.
A method of implementing an automated data management system for sales data, the method comprising:
- receiving sales data from resellers and distributors, where the sales data relates to products sold or purchased by the resellers and distributors;
- cross-referencing the sales data by product identifier, reseller, and distributor;
- and
- storing the cross-referenced sales data in a database of the data management system.
A computer-readable media with instructions that when executed by an instruction execution system performs a method of implementing an automated data management system for sales data, the method comprising:
- receiving sales data from resellers and distributors, where the sales data relates to products sold or purchased by the resellers and distributors;
- cross-referencing the sales data by product identifier, reseller, and distributor;
- storing the cross-referenced sales data in a database of the data management system;
- and
- maintaining historic sales data related to the products, resellers, and distributors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.