Global Patent Index - EP 1281142 A1

EP 1281142 A1 20030205 - INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS

Title (en)

INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS

Title (de)

INVENTARSTEUERSYSTEM UND -VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDES ET SYSTEME DE GESTION DES STOCKS

Publication

EP 1281142 A1 20030205 (EN)

Application

EP 01922287 A 20010307

Priority

  • US 0107253 W 20010307
  • US 18738900 P 20000307

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0167356A1] A system and method which allows third-parties to monitor company inventory via the Internet and Worl Wide Web ("web") and automatically order needed items. The present invention also provides a forum through which resellers and customers may directly interact to resell surplus and used equipment. The present invention may also allow a third party to act as a broker, thereby assuring that both equipment purchased is actually delivered, and that the seller is properly compensated.

IPC 1-7

G06F 17/60; G06G 1/14

IPC 8 full level

G06Q 10/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06Q 30/00 (2006.01); G06Q 50/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G06Q 10/08 (2013.01 - KR); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01 - EP)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0167356 A1 20010913; AU 4910401 A 20010917; BR 0109095 A 20040629; CA 2402350 A1 20010913; CN 1427974 A 20030702; EP 1281142 A1 20030205; EP 1281142 A4 20060111; JP 2003526166 A 20030902; KR 100961804 B1 20100608; KR 20020092978 A 20021212; MX PA02008814 A 20041015

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 0107253 W 20010307; AU 4910401 A 20010307; BR 0109095 A 20010307; CA 2402350 A 20010307; CN 01808966 A 20010307; EP 01922287 A 20010307; JP 2001565098 A 20010307; KR 20027011724 A 20010307; MX PA02008814 A 20010307