US 2021/0241337 A1 · MACHINE LEARNING BASED PROCUREMENT AS A SERVICE

Abstract

As an example, a software application executing on a computing device of a channel partner may access an application programming interface (API) hosted by a server to access a manufacturer's data. The computing device may provide criteria to the API to identify a subset of a set of configurations. The computing device may be used to select a particular configuration in the subset and to perform one or more modifications to the particular configuration to create a modified configuration. The computing device may use the API to access a verification module to verify whether the modified configuration can be built. If the modified configuration is unbuildable, the computing device may be used to make additional modifications to the particular configuration until the modified configuration is verified as buildable. The channel partner may place an order for a particular quantity of the modified configuration.

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Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method comprising:

accessing, by a computing device, an applications programming interface (API) hosted by a server;
providing, by the computing device to the API, one or more criteria to filter a set of configurations;
receiving, by the computing device from the API, a subset of the set of configurations, the subset determined based at least in part on the one or more criteria;
receiving a selection, by the computing device, of a particular configuration of the subset;
receiving, by the computing device, a modification to the particular configuration;
creating, by the computing device, a modified configuration based on the particular configuration;
providing, by the computing device to the API, the modified configuration;
requesting, by the computing device using the API, verification that the modified configuration is buildable;
and
placing, by the computing device to the API, an order to manufacture a particular quantity of the modified configuration.

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A computing device comprising:

one or more processors;
and
one or more non-transitory computer readable media to store instructions executable by the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
accessing an applications programming interface (API) hosted by a server;
providing, using the API, a set of criteria to filter a set of configurations;
receiving, from the API, a subset of the set of configurations, the subset determined based at least in part on the set of criteria;
receiving a selection of a particular configuration of the subset;
receiving a modification to the particular configuration;
creating a modified configuration based on the modification;
requesting, using the API, verification that the modified configuration is buildable;
determining, using the API, that the modified configuration is buildable;
and
placing, using the API, an order to manufacture a particular quantity of the modified configuration.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Machine learning based procurement as a service

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Machine learning based procurement as a service

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Abstract

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