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Facsimile-use automatic order and sales management system

US5362948A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 17, 1991
Grant dateNov 8, 1994
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q10/087
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A management system automatically manages order and sales operations by facsimile communication between an orderer and a supplier. The management method of this system comprises checking the steps of the kind and number of commodities written on an order sheet which is sent from the orderer by facsimile, checking the stock of such commodities, sending an order content check request sheet to the orderer by facsimile in order to have the orderer check the contents of the order, collecting the ordered commodities based on an order content confirmation sheet sent from the orderer by facsimile, managing the remaining stock of the commodities, and performing accounting operations for the ordered commodities.

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