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US 8,554,650 B1Granted
Importable template
AssigneeAriba, Inc.
InventorsAnthony Bernard, Timothy P. Choate, Godwin Gonsalvez, Dejan Sunderic
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Abstract
An importable electronic template and methods of creating and utilizing the importable template. The template includes an alphanumeric field created by a template creation entity and a response field created by the template creation entity. Data is electronically entered into the response field by a responding entity. The importable electronic template is incorporated into a general purpose electronic template.
Claims23
A method, comprising:
- merging, in a computer system, an importable electronic template having a text field and a response field, into a first and second general purpose template, respectively, to form a respective updated first general purpose template and updated second general purpose template;
- providing, to a first potential auction participant and a second potential auction participant, the updated first general purpose template and updated second general purpose template, respectively;
- receiving, from the first potential auction participant, a first response associated with the response field as merged into the updated first general purpose template;
- receiving, from the second potential auction participant, a second response associated with the response field as merged into the updated second general purpose template;
- qualifying at least one of the first and the second potential auction participants as an actual participant in a first auction, prior to commencement of the first auction, wherein the qualification is based at least in part on the respective first and second responses;
- automatically updating, in the computer system, both the updated first general purpose template and the updated second general purpose template into a respective first revised general purpose template and a second revised general purpose template, in response to receipt in the computer system of a modification to the importable electronic template;
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- qualifying at least one of the first and the second potential auction participants as an actual participant in a second auction, prior to commencement of the second auction, based at least in part on the respective revised first general purpose template and the revised second general purpose template.
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A system, comprising:
- a communication interface;
- a processor configured to:
- merge an importable electronic template having a text field and a response field, into a first and second general purpose template, respectively, to form a respective updated first general purpose template and updated second general purpose template;
- provide, to a first potential auction participant and a second potential auction participant, the updated first general purpose template and updated second general purpose template, respectively;
- receive, from the first potential auction participant, a first response associated with the response field as merged into the updated first general purpose template;
- receive, from the second potential auction participant, a second response associated with the response field as merged into the updated second general purpose template;
- qualify at least one of the first and the second potential auction participants as an actual participant in a first auction, prior to commencement of the first auction, wherein the qualification is based at least in part on the respective first and second responses;
- automatically update both the updated first general purpose template and the updated second general purpose template into a respective first revised general purpose template and a second revised general purpose template, in response to receipt of a modification to the importable electronic template;
- and
- qualify at least one of the first and the second potential auction participants as an actual participant in a second auction, prior to commencement of the second auction, based at least in part on the respective revised first general purpose template and the revised second general purpose template;
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- a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions.
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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the medium comprising computer instructions, which when executed, cause a computer to:
- merge an importable electronic template having a text field and a response field, into a first and second general purpose template, respectively, to form a respective updated first general purpose template and updated second general purpose template;
- provide, to a first potential auction participant and a second potential auction participant, the updated first general purpose template and updated second general purpose template, respectively;
- receive, from the first potential auction participant, a first response associated with the response field as merged into the updated first general purpose template;
- receive, from the second potential auction participant, a second response associated with the response field as merged into the updated second general purpose template;
- qualify at least one of the first and the second potential auction participants as an actual participant in a first auction, prior to commencement of the first auction, wherein the qualification is based at least in part on the respective first and second responses;
- automatically update both the updated first general purpose template and the updated second general purpose template into a respective first revised general purpose template and a second revised general purpose template, in response to receipt of a modification to the importable electronic template;
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- qualify at least one of the first and the second potential auction participants as an actual participant in a second auction, prior to commencement of the second auction, based at least in part on the respective revised first general purpose template and the revised second general purpose template.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.