WO2001015026A3 - Method, system and a computer program product for producing an offer document - Google Patents

Method, system and a computer program product for producing an offer document Download PDF

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WO2001015026A3
WO2001015026A3 PCT/FI2000/000696 FI0000696W WO0115026A3 WO 2001015026 A3 WO2001015026 A3 WO 2001015026A3 FI 0000696 W FI0000696 W FI 0000696W WO 0115026 A3 WO0115026 A3 WO 0115026A3
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Reijo Eschner
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Vsp Virtualsalesperson Ltd Oy
Maaranen Petri
Reijo Eschner
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • 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
    • G06Q40/00—Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
    • G06Q40/04—Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

The invention relates to automated methods for creating offers for items to a customer. According to the invention, an automated system queries a user interface of a customer's product catalog database. The user interface can be for example a www (world wide web) server of the customer's internet site, which allows searching for products available at the customer's service. The system queries each item in a set of items, and examines the resulting output from the user interface. Internet commerce sites typically allow a user to enter a query for a product, and then reply with a response document detailing the results of the query, i.e. if the queried product was found, and if any such products are presently available and possibly also in how large numbers. The system receives the response document after each query, and examines the response document to find out, if the response indicates that the customer has the queried product available or not. If the customer has the product available, the system queries for the next item in the set of items, and if not, the item is included in the offer document. The resulting offer document consequently lists only such items, which the customer does not have. If the response document indicates the number of products available, the system can include the queried item in the offer document, if the number is below a predefined threshold. This allows the offer document to list also those products, that are nearly finished. The set of items can be all products being marketed by the company of the sales person, or a limited subset of the products chosen to suit the needs of the customer.
PCT/FI2000/000696 1999-08-17 2000-08-17 Method, system and a computer program product for producing an offer document WO2001015026A2 (en)

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AU65739/00A AU6573900A (en) 1999-08-17 2000-08-17 Method, system and a computer program product for producing an offer document

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FI991739 1999-08-17
FI19991739 1999-08-17
US09/568,565 US6571237B1 (en) 1999-08-17 2000-05-09 Method, system and a computer program product for producing an offer document
US09/568,565 2000-05-09

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US5905975A (en) * 1996-01-04 1999-05-18 Ausubel; Lawrence M. Computer implemented methods and apparatus for auctions

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US5905975A (en) * 1996-01-04 1999-05-18 Ausubel; Lawrence M. Computer implemented methods and apparatus for auctions
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