Systems, methods, and software for generating, customizing, and automatedly e-mailing a request for quotation for fabricating a computer-modeled structure from within a cad program
AssigneeDesprez, LLC
InventorsJames L. Jacobs, II, Steven M. Lynch
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Abstract
In an exemplary embodiment, software made in accordance with the present invention generates a request for quote (RFQ) based on user-provided information, presents a user interface allowing a user to customize the RFQ, generates an e-mail including the RFQ, and sends the e-mail to one or more suppliers. Various corresponding and related systems, methods, and software are described.
Claims20
A system for automatedly generating a request for quotation (RFQ) electronic mail (email) template, the system comprising:
- a computing device configured to:
- display a list of user-selectable suppliers;
- select at least one supplier of the list of user-selectable suppliers;
- receive information associated with the at least one supplier from a supplier database;
- display an RFQ electronic mail template as a function of the selection of the least one supplier;
- populate the RFQ electronic mail template, wherein population of the RFQ email template comprises attaching a design document
- send an RFQ electronic mail template that has been populated to the at least one supplier that has been selected.
A method of automatedly generating a request for quotation (RFQ) electronic mail template, the method comprising:
- displaying, using a computing device, a list of user-selectable suppliers selecting, using the computing device, at least one supplier of the list of user-selectable suppliers;
- receiving, using the computing device, information associated with the at least one supplier from a supplier database;
- displaying, using the computing device, an RFQ electronic mail template as a function of the selection of the least one supplier;
- populating, using the computing device, the RFQ electronic mail template, wherein population of the RFQ email template comprises attaching a design document
- transmitting, using the computing device, an RFQ electronic mail template that has been populated to the at least one supplier that has been selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.