Catalog search agent

US7370007B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SAP AG · DE

Inventors

• Peter Schwarze · St. Leon-Rot, DE
• Karin Brecht-Tillinger · Edingen-Neckarhausen, DE
• Jens Kisker · Heidelberg, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 23, 2003
• Grant date: May 6, 2008
• Expiry date: Feb 21, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q30/0641
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A computer-based system that provides services for searching and displaying catalog items. The system enables a user to pass a request to one or more catalog servers and display aggregated results in a user interface. Furthermore, the system enables the user to select one or more items from the user interface and transfer the one or more items to a procurement system for additional processing.