# US 2018/0025409 A1 · Supply ordering system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0025409 A1 - Document ID: US20180025409A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/652,371 - Filed: 2017-07-18 - Published: 2018-01-25 - Earliest claimed: 2016-07-19 - Assignees: School Family Media, LLC - Applicants: School Family Media, Inc. - Inventors: John Driscoll; John Kirby; Dyanne Griffin; Tim Sullivan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180025409A1 ## CPC - G06Q 30/0635: {replenishment orders; recurring orders} - G06Q 10/087: Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders - G06Q 10/0874: {Inventory fulfillment (shipping G06Q10/083)} - G06Q 50/20: Education - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A system for facilitating the creation, dissemination and fulfillment of supply lists includes a central controller that receives native supply lists from supply requestors. The controller uses intelligent matching to classify and translate individual items from each native supply list into an electronic supply list on a standardized platform, the electronic supply list including a UPC for each requested item as well as any personalized content. The electronic supply list is then rendered accessible not only to purchasers responsible for ordering the supplies but also retailers designated to sell the supply items. The use of UPCs allows for direct list fulfillment by a purchaser in communication with the central controller. Through a one-click initiation process, the purchasing party is redirected to the e-commerce site for the retailer, with the UPCs for the items in the electronic class list automatically extracted by the controller and loaded into a virtual shopping cart. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system for facilitating the ordering of supplies, the system comprising: (a) a supply ordering facilitator, the supply ordering facilitator comprising a central controller; (b) a supply requestor, the supply requestor comprising a first compute device in electrical communication with the central controller, the supply requestor creating a native supply list with one or more items, the native supply list being received by the supply ordering facilitator, the central controller translating the native supply list into an electronic supply list on a standardized electronic platform, the electronic supply list being stored by the supply ordering facilitator; (c) a supply purchaser, the supply purchaser comprising a second compute device in electrical communication with the central controller, the supply purchaser retrieving the electronic supply list from the central controller using the second compute device; and (d) a retailer, the retailer comprising a server in electrical communication with each of the central controller and the second compute device, the server supporting an e-commerce shopping platform; (e) wherein the central controller is adapted to directly integrate the electronic supply list into a virtual shopping cart in the e-commerce shopping platform. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the supply ordering facilitator maintains an item registry table for translating the native supply list into an electronic supply list. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the item registry table categorizes and hierarchically associates items. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 3 wherein the item registry table associates items using a nested set model. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 2 wherein the item registry table assigns at least one Universal Product Code (UPC) for each item. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 5 wherein the supply ordering facilitator designates a UPC in the electronic supply list for each of the one or more items in the native supply list using the item registry table. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 6 wherein the registry table assigns multiple UPCs for a selection of the one or more items in the item registry table. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 7 wherein the multiple UPCs are ranked in order in the item registry table. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 8 wherein the ranked order of the multiple UPCs in the item registry table is modifiable by the retailer. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the supply requestor creates the native supply list through a designated application on the first compute device. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 10 wherein the application on the first compute device allows for the incorporation of personalized content in the native supply list. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 11 wherein personalized content in the native supply list is preserved in the electronic supply list. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 1 wherein integration of the electronic supply list into the virtual shopping cart is initiated by the supply purchaser. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 13 wherein integration of the electronic supply list into the virtual shopping cart is initiated through a one-click process. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 14 wherein order placement is fulfilled by the supply purchaser using the second compute device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 1 wherein modifications to the electronic supply list are reflected in real time. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The supply ordering system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the electronic supply list is retrievable from the central controller by the retailer.