Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Management of B2B communities
- Patent Title (中): B2B社区管理
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Application No.: US12878879Application Date: 2010-09-09
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Publication No.: US09003064B2Publication Date: 2015-04-07
- Inventor: Todd L. Margo , Dianne K. Blankenbaker , George Michael Middlebrook
- Applicant: Todd L. Margo , Dianne K. Blankenbaker , George Michael Middlebrook
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Law Office of Jim Boice
- Main IPC: G06F15/16
- IPC: G06F15/16 ; G06Q10/06 ; G06Q30/06

Abstract:
A method for managing a B2B electronic commerce community, wherein a plurality of B2B partners interact with a hub entity via a plurality of B2B applications, includes receiving interaction information describing interactions of a B2B partner with at least one of the B2B applications. The interaction information may describe a material flow, correspondence, transactions, notices, relationships, and so forth, between the B2B partner and the hub. Based at least in part on the received interaction information, the method develops a community manager that supports a common set of community management modules in communication with each of the B2B applications and maintains a single, hub-wide view of each of the B2B partners. The modules may include, as examples, modules for new partner on-boarding, community maintenance, improvement, and networking including social network tooling.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120066388A1 MANAGEMENT OF B2B COMMUNITIES Public/Granted day:2012-03-15
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