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Cooperative e-business complex

US7499879B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 30, 2002
Grant dateMar 3, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06Q30/0643
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A cooperative e-business complex. The cooperative e-business complex can include one or more electronically accessible e-business complex management services configured to handle e-business processing in the e-business complex on behalf of electronically associated virtual store operators, vendors, business partners and professional services providers. A virtual management office can be included which is configured to coordinate e-business transactions between the associated virtual store operators, the on-line shoppers, the vendors, the business partners, and the professional services providers in the e-business complex. Finally, one or more e-business complex management services requesters can be configured to remotely invoke selected ones of the electronically accessible e-business complex management services. Each e-business complex management services requester can invoke the electronically accessible e-business complex management services on behalf of one of the associated virtual store operators, vendors, business partners and professional services providers.

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