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US08209239B2 Method, system, and program product for exchanging catalogue information
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用于交换目录信息的方法,系统和程序产品
- Patent Title: Method, system, and program product for exchanging catalogue information
- Patent Title (中): 用于交换目录信息的方法,系统和程序产品
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Application No.: US11684270Application Date: 2007-03-09
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Publication No.: US08209239B2Publication Date: 2012-06-26
- Inventor: Vasanthi M. Gopal , Lisa M. O'Brien
- Applicant: Vasanthi M. Gopal , Lisa M. O'Brien
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Hoffman Warnick LLC
- Agent William E. Schiesser
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
The present invention seamlessly facilitates information exchange between not only a vendor and a single customer but also between vendors and Procurement Services Providers (PSPs), supporting more than one customer, each with its unique specifications. This framework also has the capability to handle dual pricing. Dual pricing is used to differentiate the price that a PSP has negotiated with a vendor from the price that an end user/customer will be ultimately charged. These two levels of pricing are maintained at the customer/vendor level. This invention is used to create a framework for exchanging catalogue information between the vendors or vendors of IT products and a customer or a PSP acting on behalf of one or more customers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080222011A1 METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR EXCHANGING CATALOGUE INFORMATION Public/Granted day:2008-09-11
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