Multi-party, multi-tier system for managing paper purchase and distribution
US8260672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/06
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, including apparatuses and methods, for paper production and distribution in a communication network environment with multi-party and multi-level production and distribution relationships. The system receives, from one or more communicatively connected paper purchaser computers, parameters representative of the total surface area and physical characteristics of paper products required for printing tasks. The system determines an estimated quantity of the paper products to order based at least in part on the received parameters. Then, the system displays the estimated quantity of the paper to order and communicates orders to production facilities for obtaining such quantity.
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