Facilitating business transactions between trading networks

A computer-implemented method of establishing an interconnection between trading networks, the method comprising:

• receiving by a foreign operator computer system of a foreign trading network an access establishment request communicated from a home operator computer system of a home trading network coupled with the foreign trading network via a computer network, the access establishment request initiated by a home user subscribed to the home trading network and not subscribed to the foreign trading network, the access establishment request including a request to access a desired application associated with the foreign trading network and otherwise only accessible to subscribers of the foreign trading network;
• communicating by the foreign operator computer system an approval of the access establishment request to the home operator computer system;
• receiving by the foreign operator computer system a home user profile comprising subscriber information to establish an application access on a home access establishment module and a foreign access establishment module on the foreign operator computer system, the application access allowing the home user to use the desired application without subscribing to the foreign trading network, the subscriber information including at least one application associated with the home user profile;
• establishing by the foreign operator computer system an application access allowing the home user to use the desired application;
• receiving by the foreign operator computer system a transaction communication communicated from a translation module in the home trading network, the translation module determines whether to translate the transaction communication by comparing a transaction format of the transaction communication and a preferred data format for the desired application, wherein the transaction communication is related to a business transaction and the translation module determines problems associated with translating the transaction communication;
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• communicating by the foreign operator computer system the transaction communication to the desired application.

A home operator computer system facilitating business transactions between trading networks, the system comprising:

• a processor coupled with a memory, the home operator computer system configured to:
• receive an access establishment request communicated from a home user subscribed to a home trading network and not subscribed to a foreign trading network, the access establishment request including a request to access a desired application associated with the foreign trading network, the desired application is otherwise only accessible to subscribers of the foreign trading network, the foreign trading network coupled with a home trading network via a computer network;
• communicate the access establishment request to a foreign operator computer system of the foreign trading network;
• receive an approval of the access establishment request from the foreign operator computer system;
• communicate a home user profile comprising subscriber information to establish an application access on a home access establishment module and a foreign access establishment module, the application access allowing the home user to use the desired application without subscribing to the foreign trading network, the subscriber information including at least one application associated with the home user profile;
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• communicate a transaction communication to a translation module in the home operator computer system to determine whether to translate the transaction communication by comparing a transaction format of the transaction communication and a preferred data format for the desired application, and communicate the transaction communication to the desired application, wherein the transaction communication is related to a business transaction and the translation module determines problems associated with translating the transaction communication.

A foreign operator computer system facilitating business transactions between trading networks, the system comprising:

• a processor coupled with a memory, the foreign operator computer system configured to:
• receive an access establishment request communicated from a home operator computer system of a home trading network coupled with a foreign trading network via a computer network, the access establishment request initiated by a home user subscribed to the home trading network and not subscribed to a foreign trading network, the access establishment request including a request to access a desired application associated with the foreign trading network and the desired application is otherwise only accessible to subscribers of the foreign trading network, wherein the home user is not subscribed to the foreign trading network;
• communicate an approval of the access establishment request to the home operator computer system;
• receive a home user profile comprising subscriber information and to establish an application access on a foreign access establishment module and a home access establishment module, the application access allowing the home user to use the desired application without subscribing to the foreign trading network, the subscriber information including at least one application associated with the home user profile;
• receive a transaction communication from a translation module in the home trading network, the translation module determines whether to translate the transaction communication by comparing a transaction format of the transaction communication and a preferred data format for the desired application, wherein the transaction communication is related to a business transaction and the translation module determines problems associated with translating the transaction communication;
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• communicate the transaction communication to the desired application.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing trading network interaction software associated with a home trading network, the software when executed by a processor, causes one or more computer systems to:

• receive an access establishment request communicated from a home user subscribed to the home trading network and not subscribed to a foreign trading network, the access establishment request including a request to access a desired application, the desired application associated with the foreign trading network and otherwise only accessible to subscribers of the foreign trading network, the foreign trading network coupled with the home trading network via a computer network;
• communicate the access establishment request to a foreign operator computer system of the foreign trading network;
• receive an approval of the access establishment request communicated from the foreign operator computer system;
• communicate a home user profile comprising subscriber information to establish an application access on a home access establishment module and a foreign access establishment module, the application access allowing the home user to use the desired application without subscribing to the foreign trading network, the subscriber information including at least one application associated with the home user profile;
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• communicate a transaction communication to a translation module to determine whether to translate the transaction communication by comparing a transaction format of the transaction communication and a preferred data format for the desired application, and communicate the transaction communication to the desired application, wherein the transaction communication is related to a business transaction and the translation module determines problems associated with translating the transaction communication.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing trading network interaction software associated with a foreign trading network, the software when executed by a processor, causes one or more computer systems to:

• receive an access establishment request communicated from a home operator computer system of a home trading network coupled with the foreign trading network via a computer network, the access establishment request initiated by a home user subscribed to the home trading network and not subscribed to the foreign trading network, the access establishment request including a request to access a desired application associated with the foreign trading network and otherwise only accessible to subscribers of the foreign trading network;
• communicate an approval of the access establishment request to the home operator computer system;
• receive a home user profile comprising subscriber information to establish an application access on a home access establishment module and a foreign access establishment module, the application access allowing the home user to use the desired application without subscribing to the foreign trading network, the subscriber information including at least one application associated with the home user profile;
• establish an application access allowing the home user to use the desired application;
• receive a transaction communication communicated from a translation module in the home trading network, the translation module determines whether to translate the transaction communication by comparing a transaction format of the transaction communication and a preferred data format for the desired application, wherein the transaction communication is related to a business transaction and the translation module determines problems associated with translating the transaction communication;
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• communicate the transaction communication to the desired application.