Single window based e-commerce business transaction
OwnerAllen Keith Wattsinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a single window e-commerce based business to consumer transaction with a common inventory database, where an end user can access multiple automobile parts and dealers' product catalogue by accessing a single webpage, and making purchases online without bothering to login again and again and to physically visit each dealer's location and checking his inventory for the desired product, since if the dealer does not have a product in his inventory, he can order it from the OEM.
Claims7
A method for facilitating a single window e-commerce enabled transaction related to automobile parts and accessories, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of data in a database of a hosting webpage, wherein the database is created and stored in a data storage means configured to store parts data and accessories data coming from the respective manufacturers;
- providing the database to a plurality of dealers wherein the dealers can access data through a backend tool;
- retrieving one or more of the data from the database at the option of an end user and displaying retrieved data on an end-user hosting means;
- selecting a dealer from the retrieved data;
- selecting one or more of the retrieved parts or accessories data;
- ordering the selected parts or accessories data through a communication network connected with the end-user hosting means;
- and
- paying for the selected parts or accessories data through payment means linked with the end-user hosting means.
A system for facilitating an e-commerce enabled transaction, said system comprising:
- an end-user hosting means;
- a database comprising of parts and accessories data;
- data access means provided to a plurality of dealers;
- data storage and retrieval means associated with a hosting webpage for storing and retrieving at least one of the data from the database;
- data selecting means;
- means for taking orders related to a selected data;
- and
- means for accepting payment related to the selected data.
A database containing the data comprising of Automotive publication offering Mechanical and Collision OEM parts data and the accessories data, said database stored in data storage means located on a server accessed through an end user hosting means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.